Right now, local time in Butembo is 15:23 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Butembo ranks #2111 worldwide by population and #18 in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Lubumbashi GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 13m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Day length
- 12h 07m
- Solar noon
- 11:47
- Daylight range
- 12h 07m (winter) – 12h 08m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 80% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Butembo — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 0.1416° N, 29.2912° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- North Kivu
- Country
- 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Population
- 286,242 · #2111 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Butembo through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 0.14° S, 150.71° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, 777 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Butembo today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:32
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Dhuhr
- 11:47
- Asr
- 15:06
- Maghrib
- 17:50
- Isha
- 18:56
- Qibla direction
- 25.1° from north (NNE (25°))
Full prayer timetable for Butembo — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Butembo sits in the Africa/Lubumbashi time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 07m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 118 cities we cover in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Butembo's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,950 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,927 km off. Its position on the globe is 0.14° N, 29.29° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 06:23 | −9h |
| Chicago | 08:23 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 10:23 | −5h |
| London | 13:23 | −2h |
| Paris | 14:23 | −1h |
| Moscow | 16:23 | +1h |
| Dubai | 17:23 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 18:53 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:23 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 21:23 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 22:23 | +7h |
| Sydney | 00:23 | +9h |
Best time to call Butembo
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Butembo local time:
Cities sharing Butembo's time zone
- LubumbashiCD
- Mbuji-MayiCD
- KisanganiCD
- KanangaCD
- BukavuCD
- KolweziCD
- LikasiCD
- TshikapaCD
Distances from Butembo
| Dubai | 3,950 km | NE (43°) |
| Mumbai | 5,193 km | ENE (64°) |
| Paris | 6,000 km | NNW (338°) |
| Moscow | 6,230 km | N (6°) |
| London | 6,343 km | NNW (339°) |
| Singapore | 8,287 km | E (89°) |
| São Paulo | 8,581 km | WSW (246°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,475 km | ENE (68°) |
| Tokyo | 11,827 km | NE (53°) |
| Chicago | 12,187 km | NW (315°) |
| Sydney | 12,913 km | SE (128°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,927 km | NW (322°) |
Cities near Butembo
FAQ
What time is it in Butembo right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Butembo (Democratic Republic of the Congo), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Butembo in?
Butembo runs on the Africa/Lubumbashi IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Butembo observe daylight saving time?
Butembo does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Butembo today?
Butembo sees sunrise at 05:44 and sunset at 17:51 today, giving 12h 07m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Butembo tonight?
The moon phase over Butembo tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 79.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Butembo?
The antipode of Butembo — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 0.14° S, 150.71° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, roughly 777 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Butembo?
Butembo lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Butembo?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Butembo, clocks run about 13 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.